Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

A century-old historical movie theatre that plays a mix of independent and mainstream films.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.